Sentimental Stitches

Think back to when you first started quilting and began to remember the names of quilt patterns. When someone talked about a wedding ring quilt my mind pictured those beautiful, interlocking rings of what seemed like a zillion pieces and they were curved. That was almost as scary as the “A” word (applique)!
I remember how [...]

When I looked at how my version of this Midget Block turned out I couldn’t help but laugh. It’s only a two color block with a simple applique shape. How could you mess it up?
If there’s a way, I’ll figure it out!

Do you see the block in the photo, just a little to the right, [...]

Another cute Midget Mania block. Who am I kidding? I think they’re all cute.
This one would be fun to make in a larger size too. Even if you aren’t a fan of 1930s fabrics, it’s such a versatile block you could use just about any selection of scraps. Batiks, Civil War reproductions, brights or my [...]

I really like this 16th block. I think it has great design possibilities with both color and a secondary design. With the foundation piecing construction it would be a great scrap quilt with the addition of a couple of planned colors.

Here I used 1930s scraps and put a black & white polka dot in all [...]

It’s a hot one here today. The heat doesn’t usually bother us at the lake but the humidity today is pretty bad and we can’t get away from that. It helps having the lake breeze. I could turn on the air conditioning but it just doesn’t seem like the thing to do.
I have to head [...]

It’s the first day of August and I can’t believe how quickly the summer is flying by. It’s been a whole week and I’m still trying to get you all 24 of the Midget Mania blocks. Don’t worry, we’ll get there.
I have to admit I’ve taken a little time to work on hidden stitches in [...]

I’m not a superstitious person but this, the 13th block, is a stinker. Tiny pieces, tiny pieces, tiny pieces. Did I mention it has tiny pieces? If that isn’t enough let me tell you about the measurements of those pieces….
If I rotary cut and machine piece the block based on the EQ7 cutting guide (which [...]

I’m giving you instructions for foundation piecing this block using a little trick I pull out of my magic bag from time to time. If you want to print a foundation pattern based on the finished block you’d either get an error message telling you it can’t be foundation pieced or you’d have a jumble [...]

It’s been rainy and gray since I got up this morning. We need something bright and cheery to work on. After all the tedious work on the last block this one will be finished in no time at all.
I’ve seen some beautiful antique string quilts but was surprised to see such a mixed up [...]

I’m glad to be back to the scheduled posting of Midget Mania after a migraine induced pause. I won’t bore you with all the aggravating details because these Midget Blocks are much more fun. Having said that, this block was probably part of my migraine trigger!
The Midget Block quilt top is at home and I’m [...]